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See Also: An Overview of Methods |
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See Also: Research Design |
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1. Selecting a Topic: |
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Finding the Topic is the first
step in Research Design; the task is to pick the broad area of investigation,
which will be narrowed down in successive steps |
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There are THREE questions for the Topic to answer: |
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Is a question that is interesting to me, a worthy addition to the field? |
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Should my research have a theoretical component, or can it merely be descriptive? |
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How much info is needed to support the argument? |
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Select a group of people or an individual,
a set of behaviors, a set of attitudes
w/ which you have some personal interest |
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Then ask, "What interests me most about
the Topic?"
This narrows the topic down |
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Purpose of the topic: "Why & to whom is it useful to have the answers to the questions being asked?" |
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Sometimes the purpose of the topic is as important as the Topic |
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Sometimes there is no purpose to the research, but other times, the purpose is very focused |
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The major types of research examine
relationships btwn 2 individuals, an individual & a group,
btwn groups ( groups being broadly defined here to include groups, complex organizations, institutions, social structures, etc. ) |
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A topic may be examined from any or all of these levels |
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See Also: In-Class Project: Brain Storming |
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See Also: Webbing & Brainstorming the Topic |
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2. Formulate the Thesis |
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3. Choose the Types of Analyses |
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4. Research & Write a Literature Review & Refine the Thesis |
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5. Formulate Research Objectives ( ROs ) from the Types of Analysis ( TOA ) |
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6. Conceptualization of the topic |
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7. Choose the methodology / the Research Instrument |
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8. Operationalization |
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9. Formulate the Data Collection Strategy |
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10. Obtain HIC Approval |
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11. Perform a Pilot Study: the Senior Project is a Pilot Study & so no addition study will be required |
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12. Collect Data utilizing efficient, effective & ethical methodological practices |
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13. Prepare the Data for processing & analysis |
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14. Process & Analyze Data |
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15. Interpret & make Inferences about Data |
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16. Write the Final Report |
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17. Write Final HIC Report |
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